News I wrote a thing! How Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Unites Parents and Kids Across Generations I was absolutely tickled to speak with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's director Naoki Hamaguchi about his experience as a father, and how games like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth are using nostalgia to reach a whole new audience through the original generation of Final Fantasy VII fans: our kids.
News Substack has a nazi problem, so Astrolabe has a new home. Again. For the third time in its short existence, Astrolabe has a new home—hopefully a permanent one this time.
News Featured Here's my 2023 Award Eligibility post! Plus recommendations, because recommending other people's work is sexy.
News Fight, Magic, Items is a year old! The history of Japanese RPGs is a year older, but my book's just getting started
News Announcement! Fight, Magic, Items is going global! Publisher Yatakhayloon announces Saudi Arabian edition of my book on the history of Japanese RPGs
News I sold a book! Announcing "Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West" (Running Press // October, 2022) Cue Victory Fanfare You've maybe noticed Astrolabe's been a little quiet for the past few months. Well, I've had good reason for that, and now I can finally tell you why, and I've literally been waiting my whole life to say this:
News Behold! I wrote a Dungeons & Dragons Announcing "Dame Beatrice J. Delacroix III's Guide for Training Your New Beholder" Y'alllllll. I wrote a Dungeons & Dragons. Me. I did this. 👇 "Dame Beatrice J. Delacroix III's Guide for Training Your New Beholder" is an accompanying booklet for an